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The fact that so many people came out and supported Anwar in many different ways and acts should have shown Badawi that Anwar is the incoming PM.If Anwar is so bad and has so much bad karma, why would so many lawyers willing to assist him and lately, why a leaked medical report from Pusrawi appeared publicly to vindicate him?There are so many instances of displays of support for Anwar, thus why Badawi still harping on the issue ? Holding on to a sinking ship is no heroic act, giving it up to a MUCH better Captain is a honourable act.

I would like to congratulate this blog for not copying the entire Malaysiakini article here. Doing so would of course be stealing Malaysiakini's intellectual property... they are a business afterall.

I feel I must commend you on this because many bloggers do not respect Malaysiakini's copyright... even Anwar Ibrahim has on at least one occasion, basically "stolen" an entire article from Malaysiakini to post on his blog.

So, thank you to this blog for setting a good example.

For the record, I am not a Malaysiakini staff or shareholder, but I am in the IT business, so I am passionate about intellectual property issues.

IPOH - UMNO in Perak has offered to merge with Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) and together rule the northern state, upping the ante in the so-called Malay unity talks. Umno's Perak chief Tajol Rosli Ghazali said that the merged parties in the state could continue to have a PAS leader as Menteri Besar.

Datuk Seri Tajol said the Umno-PAS Perak government would be more stable than the current one made up of the Pakatan Rakyat, New Straits Times reported yesterday.

'To develop and achieve Vision 2020, we must have political stability. And it cannot exist without cooperation between Umno and PAS,' Mr Tajol said. Malaysia plans to become a developed nation by 2020.

The offer, although immediately spurned by PAS leaders in Perak, is sure to add to worries in Pakatan about the strength of their alliance.

'As far as PAS in Perak is concerned, we will be in Pakatan forever and ever. There is no way we will pair with them,' said Perak Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, who is from PAS.

Pakatan is made up of the multi-racial Parti Keadilan Rakyat, the Chinese-based Democratic Action Party and Islamic party PAS.

Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi two weeks ago surprised many Pakatan leaders, including those in PAS, when he said he had held low-key meetings with PAS chiefs to talk about Malay unity and the future role of Islam in the country.

Leaders of PAS have since been split over the issue of working with Umno, seen by many as a bitter opponent for Malay votes.

Influential PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat last week said that the two parties should disband and form a new party for all Malays. This was rejected by most central Umno leaders, but seemed to have found support in Umno Perak.

Mr Tajol, who was Menteri Besar in the previous administration, added another sweetener for PAS: that the party would get 'three or four' state executive councillor posts, the equivalent of state ministerial posts.

He said recently that the Pakatan government in Perak would fall by Aug 31, hinting at defections from Pakatan assemblymen. """""""""""""""""

Now, heres what i dont understand. If UMNO were really sincere, why dont they offer to merge with PAS in the states where they control! and give up the Mentri Besar-ship to PAS. Say in Johor, Melaka or Pahang?

Why does it have to be in states held by Pakatan? states like Perak and Selangor Why?

You can tell here its because they want to create a backdoor opening back into power

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Name:Lim Guan Eng

Date of Birth:8th December 1960

Marital Status:Married to Betty Chew Gek Cheng

Education:Early primary education in PJ La Salle Primary English School, Batu Pahat Montfort Primary English School.Secondary education in Batu Pahat High School and Melaka High School.Tertiary education in Monash University, Australia. Graduated with a Bachelor of Economics and a qualified professional accountant in 1983.

Career Prior To Politics:Bank senior executive

Political Career:

First elected as a Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka in 1986 defeating ex-Malaysian football captain Soh Chin Aun with a majority of 17,606 votes.Re-elected in the 1990 general elections with a majority of 14,586 and re-elected for a consecutive third term in the 1995 general elections with a majority of 4,981 votes. First person to be elected for three consecutive terms in Kota Melaka as well as the first Melaka High School old boy to represent his school in his own constituency.Detained without trial under the Internal Security Act (ISA) on 27.10.1987 and released 18 months later on 19.04.1989. First to be detained under Operation Lalang and last to be released.Appointed as the DAP Socialist Youth Chairman in 1989 and was elected to the post in 1992. Also elected as DAP Deputy Secretary-General in 1995.Charged under the Sedition Act and Printing Presses & Publications Act in connection with the moral scandal of former UMNO Youth President and Melaka Chief Minister Tan Sri Rahim Tamby Chik. Convicted and sentenced to two concurrent 18-month jail terms from 25 August 1998.Elected as DAP Secretary-General in 2004.